Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Monday, 7 November 2022
- Found on
- Ang 605
- Raag
- Sorath
- Written by
- Guru Raam Daas Ji
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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
soraTh mahalaa chauthhaa ||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehla:
ਆਪੇ ਕੰਡਾ ਆਪਿ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪੇ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੋਲਾਇਆ ॥
aape ka(n)ddaa aap taraajee prabh aape tol tolaiaa ||
God Himself is the balance scale, He Himself is the weigher, and He Himself weighs with the weights.
ਆਪੇ ਸਾਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥
aape saahu aape vanajaaraa aape vanaj karaiaa ||
He Himself is the banker, He Himself is the trader, and He Himself makes the trades.
ਆਪੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਪਿਆਰੈ ਪਿਛੈ ਟੰਕੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
aape dharatee saajeean piaarai pichhai Ta(n)k chaRaiaa ||1||
The Beloved Himself fashioned the world, and He Himself counter-balances it with a gram. ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
mere man har har dhiaai sukh paiaa ||
My mind meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, and finds peace.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har har naam nidhaan hai piaaraa gur poorai meeThaa laiaa || rahaau ||
The Name of the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, is a treasure; the Perfect Guru has made it seem sweet to me. ||Pause||
ਆਪੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਆਪਿ ਜਲੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥
aape dharatee aap jal piaaraa aape kare karaiaa ||
The Beloved Himself is the earth, and He Himself is the water; He Himself acts, and causes others to act.
ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜਲੁ ਮਾਟੀ ਬੰਧਿ ਰਖਾਇਆ ॥
aape hukam varatadhaa piaaraa jal maaTee ba(n)dh rakhaiaa ||
The Beloved Himself issues His Commands, and keeps the water and the land bound down.
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਭਉ ਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਬੰਨਿ ਬਕਰੀ ਸੀਹੁ ਹਢਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
aape hee bhau paidhaa piaaraa ba(n)n bakaree seeh haddaiaa ||2||
The Beloved Himself instills the Fear of God; He binds the tiger and the goat together. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਕਾਸਟ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਾਸਟ ਅਗਨਿ ਰਖਾਇਆ ॥
aape kaasaT aap har piaaraa vich kaasaT agan rakhaiaa ||
The Beloved Lord Himself is the firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within the wood.
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਭੈ ਅਗਨਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਜਲਾਇਆ ॥
aape hee aap varatadhaa piaaraa bhai agan na sakai jalaiaa ||
The Beloved Lord Himself, all by Himself, permeates them, and because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood.
ਆਪੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਦੇ ਸਭਿ ਲਵਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
aape maar jeevaidhaa piaaraa saeh laidhe sabh lavaiaa ||3||
The Beloved Himself kills and revives; all draw the breath of life, given by Him. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਤਾਣੁ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
aape taan dheebaan hai piaaraa aape kaarai laiaa ||
The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself engages us in our work.
ਜਿਉ ਆਪਿ ਚਲਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਚਲੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
jiau aap chalaae tiau chaleeaai piaare jiau har prabh mere bhaiaa ||
As the Beloved makes me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God.
ਆਪੇ ਜੰਤੀ ਜੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਜਹਿ ਵਜਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੪॥
aape ja(n)tee ja(n)t hai piaaraa jan naanak vajeh vajaiaa ||4||4||
The Beloved Himself is the musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak vibrates His vibration. ||4||4||
End of the Hukamnama
Past seven days
What is a Hukamnama?
Each morning at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, after Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is opened with prayer, the Granthi reads the shabad at the top of the left page the Guru opens to. That shabad is the Hukamnama, the Guru's order for the day. The word joins hukam, an order, and nama, a letter.
It is taken once and shared everywhere, so a Sikh in Amritsar and one in California read the same shabad that day. Many Sikhs read it after their morning Nitnem, or listen to it on the way to work, and carry a line of it through the day.
This page shows the day's Hukamnama in Gurmukhi with a transliteration and English translation, and the recording of it when one is available. The Simran app brings it to your phone each morning, with the lock screen widget showing the first line where you will see it first.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the Hukamnama taken?
It is taken at Sri Harmandir Sahib early in the morning, India time, and appears here soon after. India is twelve and a half hours ahead of California and five and a half hours ahead of London, so by the clock in North America the new Hukamnama usually arrives the evening before.
Why does the date look a day ahead of mine?
The date is the day in Amritsar, where the Hukamnama is taken. When it is Tuesday morning there it is still Monday evening in most of the Americas.
Can I read an earlier Hukamnama?
The past seven days are listed above. Each opens that day's full shabad in Gurmukhi with transliteration and English.
How do I get the Hukamnama on my lock screen?
The Simran app has a Daily Hukamnama widget for the lock screen on iPhone and Android. Add it once and the day's shabad is there each morning. The lock screen widget page walks through the setup.